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Tuesday, 12 April 2016

Man Commits Suicide For Not Getting Married At 40

Residents
of Alhaji Aboki Street in Abaranje area of Ikotun have been thrown into
confusion, following the discovery of the lifeless body of a 40-year-old
resident known simply as Femi, in an uncompleted building. Late Femi was said
to have committed suicide out of frustration and his inability to get married
at 40. The incident occurred barely two months after he was evicted from his one
-room apartment on 27, Alhaji Aboki Street. Vanguard gathered that late Femi,
popularly known as Fela, had earlier attempted to take his life twice. A
resident, who gave his name as Okeseun Olatunde, disclosed that “Femi was
evicted by his landlord in February, after he was discharged from hospital,
following a failed suicide attempt. “On one of the occasions he jumped into a
well but was rescued. After the second failed suicide attempt, his landlord
asked him to bring his relatives, but none showed up. He had said severally
that he was related to late Fela Anikulapo Kuti. “We also learned he owed the
landlord house rent. The landlord had no choice than to evict him, with his
property kept outside. He (Femi) took the property to the uncompleted building
where he stayed until he was discovered dead last Friday. We suspect he
committed suicide.” Another resident, Josiah Madu, who said late Femi was a
bricklayer, disclosed that he had complained severally that business was not
forth-coming and that he desperately wanted to get married. Madu said: “He told
some of us in March last year that every woman he approached for marriage
complained about his financial status. At a point, he started keeping to
himself.” Police sources hinted that investigation into the cause of the death
had begun.